Monthly Archives: July 2018

Preview, “I Am Paul Walker” documentary tells the tale of the James Dean of the “Fast/Furious” Generation

Here’s what we know about Paul Walker — he liked to call people “Bro.” A handsome blue eyed blond, he starred in several films of note before the “franchise” that would make him, than found himself eclipsed in that franchise … Continue reading

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Preview: “Ralph Breaks the Internet: Wreck-It Ralph 2”

Disney ridiculing Disney is both product placement for Disney princesses, and a Dreamworks-level burn delivered from in house. Looks OK, but can “Wreck-it Ralph 2” match the dizzy fun of the original?  

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Netflixable? Jena Malone vanishes and leaves her beau plumbing the “Bottom of the World”

You name your daughter Scarlet, you’re just asking for drama. You take a road trip with a woman named Scarlet, through the desert Southwest to LA, colorful off-the-interstate hotels and empty roadhouses, you’re asking for weirdness. Like her getting sick, getting rattled … Continue reading

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Preview, Rupert Everett makes the film he was born to make, playing the role he was born to play — Oscar Wilde, “The Happy Prince”

Great to see Oscar winner Colin Firth show up and make Everett’s Oscar Wilde bio-pic something people would finance. Everett doesn’t get the dazzling parts anymore, he’s aged out of being the boyishly handsome delight he was back in the … Continue reading

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Movie Review: “Teen Titans Go!” #2 at the movies

The animation’s so flat, static and dull it relies on brighter-than-bright sparkly colors to make it pop. Like “Power Puff Girls” or “My Little Pony.” The jokes are infantile-obvious and pounded home with a sledgehammer, as if the writers figured … Continue reading

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Next Screening? Spike Lee’s “BlackKklansman”

This is one of the two or three movies I’ve most been looking forward to this summer. Why? Because it could be Spike Lee’s “Comeback?” Nah, the man’s been buried and resurrected more times than Reagan. Adam Driver’s chance to … Continue reading

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Preview, “Overlord” asks, “Do we really need a J.J. Abrams produced D-Day Horror Movie?”

Jovan Adep, Bokeem Woodbine, Wyatt Russell… Really? November release, says the trailer, “Overlord” on Imdb insists on an Oct. 26 release date. We’ll see.  

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Preview, “Slender Man,” the second trailer — Will it keep its horrific promise?

As zeitgeisty as any horror picture of recent memory, a tale of terror that’s rippled through the culture “like a virus.” Scary second trailer. Creepy effect (might be a mistake to show the dude before the movie opens). August 10, … Continue reading

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Movie Review: Cancer or not, “Hope Springs Eternal”

Having a thing you’re known for, an identity that makes you memorable, is everything in high school. Captain of the cheerleading squad, Guitar Guy (wears a guitar everywhere), Drama Girl, Class Clown, Jock, Hat Girl, Class Witch, Vintage T-shirt Guy … Continue reading

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Movie Review: How did ANY of us survive “Eighth Grade?”

The adorably cringe-worthy “Eighth Grade” will make you wonder, “Was I EVER that awkward, shy, naive, delusional or unintentionally cruel?” A better question as you’re pondering the closing credits might be, “How do ANY of us get that that awkward … Continue reading

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